force-md

force-md

Edit Salesforce metadata files.

Usage

# Clean up and sort metadata files
force-md tidy src/objects/* src/permissionsets/*

# Add Apex class to permission set
force-md permissionset apex add -c MyClass src/permissionsets/My_Permission_Set.permissionset

# Clone field permissions between fields
force-md permissionset field-permissions clone -s Account.Old_Field__c -f Account.New_Field__c src/permissionsets/*

# Add object permissions to profiles
force-md profile object-permissions add -o Account src/profiles/*

# Edit field properties
force-md objects fields edit -f My_Field__c -l "New Label" -r src/objects/Account.object

# Merge permission sets
force-md permissionset merge -s src/permissionsets/Subset.permissionset src/permissionsets/Superset.permissionset

What it does

  • Tidy metadata - Clean up and sort XML files consistently
  • Permission sets - Add/edit Apex, object, field, and tab permissions
  • Profiles - Manage object permissions and settings
  • Objects - Edit field properties, validation rules, record types
  • Package.xml - Add/remove metadata types and components

Installation

Built with Go. Download binary or:

go install github.com/octoberswimmer/force-md@latest

Enable tab completion:

source <(force-md completion bash)

Price

Free - Open source

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